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...administration of the dining halls is a very complex business. Annually $500,000 worth of food and supplies pass through the hands of the man who is in charge of the dining halls. Without the greatest care and constant supervision laxness and waste are bound to creep in. On the basis of its investigation, the Committee makes the following recommendations, designed to eliminate these defects...
...Oedipus" was written in 1928, and marks a transition between Strawinsky's youthful and dynamic ballets and his poised contrapuntal modern style. It is primarily a lyrical work, and instead of the complex rhythms and fragmentary motifs of the ballets, has long melodies, with relatively simple rhythmic structures. The three performances of the work this weekend by the Harvard Glee Club and Boston Symphony Orchestra, one at Sanders Theatre tonight, the other two at Symphony Hall Friday and Saturday, will be a rich treat. The fact that it was conceived in purely auditory terms, and not, like the ballets...
...literature, you inadvertently misdescribe the plan. An equal opportunity for breadth exists under the new scheme as the old; the only difference lies in the equipment and orientation that the new plan gives the new student which, one hopes, will make for a more profound attack upon the complex problems with which he then will seek to deal...
...yourself if your life depended on understanding something readable which at first perusal left you somewhat in the dark?" After pondering that one, most honest readers will follow the argument that: 1) intelligent reading, i.e. reading for understanding rather than merely for entertainment or information, is a complex skill; 2) U. S. schools and colleges no longer give as much time to developing it as they once did; 3) it is extremely desirable, especially in a democracy, since all communication depends on it; 4) it can be learned or improved by following certain practical rules...
...Quotas are figured by a complex formula entailing two assumptions: 1) that the U. S. wants only about 150,000 immigrants each year; 2) that the 1920 ratio of "persons of foreign origin" from each country to the total of U. S. residents should be kept about as is. Some countries (Canada, Mexico, Cuba, etc.) and classifications (students, tourists, businessmen, etc.) are exempt from quota classifications. Total of nonquota visitors last fiscal year...